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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive
Other potential issues include obsessive-compulsive disorder or seizure-like activity, both of which should be evaluated by a vet.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
There’s an obsessive-compulsive quality to her behavior.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
It was previously considered a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but in 2013 it was given its own diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Anxiety Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), can co-occur with polyphagia due to the emotional and psychological impact on eating behaviors.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
There’s an obsessive-compulsive quality to her behavior.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
It was previously considered a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but in 2013 it was given its own diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Anxiety Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), can co-occur with polyphagia due to the emotional and psychological impact on eating behaviors.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for obsessive-compulsive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive-compulsive
Adjective
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Gerber gives quirky life to Jane Jr.’s neurotic sensitivity.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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The elaborate choreography and colorful vision match Vincente Minnelli’s style but underneath carry a delirious energy equal to Ken Russell’s maddest visions of neurotic excess.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The men are outright paranoid, ducking down alleys or peering out of second-story windows.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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His hysterical and paranoid tenor made this easy to dismiss as excuse-making for his difficulties governing in his first term and his myriad legal problems.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2024
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DiCaprio starred in the film as the sociopathic slave owner Calvin Candie.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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He was physically and mentally brutalized by a sociopathic father.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.—
Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History,
TIME,
10 June 2024
Adjective
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The money goes to the family of the 10-year-old boy who corralled the ball in the right-field bleachers at Dodger Stadium amid the delirious celebration after Freeman homered with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Dodgers one out away from defeat.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
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The elaborate choreography and colorful vision match Vincente Minnelli’s style but underneath carry a delirious energy equal to Ken Russell’s maddest visions of neurotic excess.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Again, the answer lies in the collective mindset of reality TV, whose fans are highly tolerant of aberrant behavior and quick to forgive missteps.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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But the more people speak up against such aberrant behavior, the more likely those who are inclined toward violence will be persuaded that engaging their fellow citizens nonviolently is the more patriotic course of action.—
Reuben E. Brigety II,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Oct. 2020
Adjective
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His workarounds are ingenious and very funny, and his biggest changes see a playful inversion of traditionally uptight Asian stereotypes.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Dreux and Alyssa have what looks like a familiar dynamic: Dreux the uptight one in search of control, Alyssa the loosey-goosey one urging her friend to worry less.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
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